Neil Estandarte

Web Developer, Designer, and Fatherin Australia

Neil Estandarte

Web Developer, Designer, and Fatherin Australia

I started out as a Nurse for 8 years, mainly in Cardiology. I was often seen by the bed side at RBWH and in the community centres at Chermside and North Lakes co-ordinating Cardiac Rehabilitation. Although I found the job rewarding it was lacking something I couldn't put my finger on.

I decided to build 6 Minute Walk Test App (http://sixmwt.com) in my own time as I was frustrated with the overhead spent conducting this test along with the documentation that came with it. I wanted to spend more time engaging with my patients. I taught myself how to develop and design in my spare time which eventually resulted in getting 6MWT iPhone app in the app store.

I found that UI Development and UX design gave me creative freedom to solve a problem and potentially disrupt an industry. I freelanced under neilbo.com and later webcred.biz.

I wanted to learn from the best and cutting edge company with a big heart so I worked at ThoughtWorks as UI Developer / UX Designer. I have a passion for creating interactive applications that deliver delightful user experiences.

I love working with Frontend Technologies. I consider my Frontend Development strengths in to be HTML, CSS/, Javascript: AngularJS (1.3+), React; Frontend frameworks Bourbon.io, Foundation, Bootstrap, Ionic 1.x; Git (I'm not afraid to use the CLI). I am a strong advocate for Javascript unit tests, components and modular JS.I consider my UX strengths to be Responsive Web Design, Mobile Design, Usability Testing, Agile Methodologies (Build, Measure, Learn), UX and Interaction design and Design Workshop facilitation. I am a strong advocate for baking in UX from the start and thrive when I own the UX processes within the team. I believe everyone on the team should and can solve design problems together. My design style is pragmatic (obvious design always wins), and progressive (delight the user).

When I have time I work on 6MWT app and Straddie app to keep my grey matter up to date.